PLAN Photos & Videos

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the ship in the far left is the single Wosao class minesweeper, based on Shanghai class patrolboat hull...The two ships next to it 823 and 822 might be improved variant, tought I cannot say for certain as you cannot see the rear of the ships...


And the 805 isen't minehunter, but new bigger minesweeper, belonging to the same class a 328.

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Gollevainen said:

the ship in the far left is the single Wosao class minesweeper, based on Shanghai class patrolboat hull...The two ships next to it 823 and 822 might be improved variant, tought I cannot say for certain as you cannot see the rear of the ships...


And the 805 isen't minehunter, but new bigger minesweeper, belonging to the same class a 328.

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okay, I thought 805 looked like 804. But then again, it also looks like 328 to me. Can't tell the difference.

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A couple of pictures of 052B/Cs from recent exercises I guess? 170 isn't in there because it's getting some kind of maintenance work done in Shanghai.

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those are really nice pics there tphuang, really showing off their new arsenal :china:

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tphuang said:

A couple of pictures of 052B/Cs from recent exercises I guess? 170 isn't in there because it's getting some kind of maintenance work done in Shanghai.
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I wonder what the roles of the Jiangwei IIs have this fleet exercise. Are they performing ASW duty? There is no way that the Jiangwei IIs will be able to keep up with the big ships on the high seas with their small displacement and short endurance. I think this picture once again emphasizes the importance of large ASW ships for the fleet and reveals the PLAN's deficiency in this area. Perhaps a new general purpose DDG, a stripped down 052C carrying 2 helos and no PAR?

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guitarjeff said:

I wonder what the roles of the Jiangwei IIs have this fleet exercise. Are they performing ASW duty? There is no way that the Jiangwei IIs will be able to keep up with the big ships on the high seas with their small displacement and short endurance. I think this picture once again emphasizes the importance of large ASW ships for the fleet and reveals the PLAN's deficiency in this area. Perhaps a new general purpose DDG, a stripped down 052C carrying 2 helos and no PAR?

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I believe the Type 054 FFGs, and partiucularly the Type 054A FFGs will fill this role nicely. It looks like the PLAN may build quite a few of them. I expect they will be the ones to accompany the larger vessels, including ultimately any carrier strike groups, into the blue waters.

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these are pictures of 137 visiting Maldives?

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138 + 139 and some other ships from ESF.

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Barack Obama as your avatar???? Oh well...

Nice pictures...The PLAN has really come along in the short two years I've been studing them. We just need some up-to-date pics of the mighty Varyag!!!

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bd popeye said:

Barack Obama as your avatar???? Oh well...

Nice pictures...The PLAN has really come along in the short two years I've been studing them. We just need some up-to-date pics of the mighty Varyag!!!

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and additional of the 051 C destroyers, haven't seen any new pix for a lot of time ....